Brandon in Irish: Breandan
The Irish form of Brandon is Breandan. Here’s how to say it, where it comes from, and names that go well with it.
Updated September 2026
- Irish form
- Breandan
- Gender
- Boy
- Popularity in Ireland
- No. 676 for boys (2025)
How do you say Brandon in Irish?
Brandon in Irish is Breandan, pronounced BREN-dawn. It has two syllables, with the stress on the first.
What does Breandan mean?
Breandan is an Irish boy's name made famous by St. Breandan the Navigator. Brandon is one of the English forms of the name.
Read more about Breandan: its meaning, origin and stories
How popular is Brandon in Ireland?
In 2025, 4 baby boys in Ireland were named Brandon, which made it No. 676 that year. That's down from No. 190 ten years earlier. It was most popular in 1999, when 89 baby boys were named Brandon, No. 67 that year. The most babies got the name in 1997: 106. It first appears in the records in 1993, with 11 baby boys.
See the numbers by year
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | No. 676 |
| 2024 | 6 | No. 520 |
| 2023 | 6 | No. 516 |
| 2022 | 9 | No. 407 |
| 2021 | 16 | No. 279 |
| 2020 | 19 | No. 250 |
| 2019 | 15 | No. 295 |
| 2018 | 20 | No. 247 |
| 2017 | 14 | No. 305 |
| 2016 | 20 | No. 245 |
| 2015 | 30 | No. 190 |
| 2014 | 43 | No. 151 |
| 2013 | 49 | No. 127 |
| 2012 | 47 | No. 148 |
| 2011 | 40 | No. 170 |
| 2010 | 63 | No. 114 |
| 2009 | 59 | No. 126 |
| 2008 | 76 | No. 100 |
| 2007 | 74 | No. 97 |
| 2006 | 84 | No. 79 |
| 2005 | 63 | No. 98 |
| 2004 | 85 | No. 78 |
| 2003 | 80 | No. 76 |
| 2002 | 92 | No. 70 |
| 2001 | 67 | No. 83 |
| 2000 | 88 | No. 67 |
| 1999 | 89 | No. 67 |
| 1998 | 67 | No. 74 |
| 1997 | 106 | No. 70 |
| 1996 | 58 | No. 99 |
| 1995 | 43 | No. 114 |
| 1994 | 23 | No. 145 |
| 1993 | 11 | No. 199 |
Breandan in Ogham
Ogham is the oldest way of writing Irish. It was carved along the edges of standing stones, mostly between the 4th and 6th centuries, and read from the bottom up. In later tradition each letter was named after a tree or plant. Here’s Breandan, letter by letter.
- BBeith, birch
- RRuis, elder
- EEadhadh, aspen
- AAilm, pine
- NNion, ash
- DDair, oak
- AAilm, pine
- NNion, ash
Write any name in Ogham with our Ogham translator
Names that go with Brandon
Questions about Brandon
- What is Brandon in Irish?
- The Irish form of Brandon is Breandan, pronounced BREN-dawn.
- How do you pronounce Breandan?
- Breandan is pronounced BREN-dawn. Two syllables, stress on the first.
- Is Brandon a girl's name or a boy's name?
- Brandon is a boy's name.
- How popular is Brandon in Ireland?
- In 2025, Brandon was No. 676 for boys in Ireland, with 4 babies, according to the Central Statistics Office. It was most popular in 1999, at No. 67.